title: Management of the draining open mastoid cavity.
abstract: Deafness, discharge, dizziness, and dependency partially define the discomforts of the patient with an open draining mastoid cavity. The open mastoid cavity remains a problem for some patients despite visits to numerous otolaryngologists. This report is based on outpatient and surgical management of more than 300 open draining mastoid cavities.
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D008307:Malleus / Q000601:surgery; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000637:transplantation